The Pickwicks' Picnic

The Pickwicks' Picnic
Author: Carol Brendler
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328468283

Community cooperation turns a traffic jam into an opportunity for fun in this inventive counting book starring a pair of clever canine siblings. In this highly original counting tale, the Pickwicks—Pip and Peach, Mom and Daddy—leave the hot hazy city for a picnic by the shore. Along the way, they are passed by 2 scooters, 3 jeeps, and more—until they hit a sudden roadblock of 10 cruisers. Traffic stops and drivers grow grumpy, but Pip and Peach know exactly how to turn an unexpected glitch into a festive occasion for everyone! Engaging rhythm and detail-filled art reward repeated readings of Carol Brendler and Renée Kurilla’s countable account of a very special picnic.

Death and Mr Pickwick

Death and Mr Pickwick
Author: Stephen Jarvis
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 818
Release: 2015-05-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448192005

Shortlisted for the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown It is 31 March 1836. A new monthly periodical is launched entitled The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Conceived and created by the artist Robert Seymour, it contains four of his illustrations. The words to accompany them are written by a young journalist, under the pen-name Boz. The journalist's real name is Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers soon becomes a phenomenal, unprecedented sensation, read and discussed by the entire British Isles. Before long, its success is worldwide. Stephen Jarvis's novel tells of the dawning of the age of global celebrity. It is a story of colossal triumph and of the depths of tragedy, based on real events - and an expose of how an ambitious young writer stole another man's ideas.

The Two Mutch Sisters

The Two Mutch Sisters
Author: Carol Brendler
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0544430743

Ruby and Violet Mutch, a matched pair, have always collected things in pairs, but when their house will no longer hold everything, Ruby packs her things and moves out.

Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer

Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer
Author: Carol Brendler
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2009-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374384401

Winnie Finn raises earthworms, which help her neighbors win prizes at the county fair. Includes instructions on making a worm farm.

Not Very Scary

Not Very Scary
Author: Carol Brendler
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2014-08-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466875372

Children's author Carol Brendler and illustrator Greg Pizzoli's Not Very Scary follows a young monster as she makes her way to her friend's house for a Halloween party, despite the not very...slightly...okay, pretty scary creatures dogging her along the way. Melly is a brave little monster who is not afraid of anything. She loves surprises, and when her fun-loving cousin invites her over for a big surprise, Melly excitedly sets out for a visit. On her way, she notices skittish skeletons, a coal-black cat, and even ghoulish goblins following her. But Melly is not scared, no she's not! Well, maybe just a teensy bit . . .

Radio Girl

Radio Girl
Author: Carol Brendler
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 082343009X

Can a girl from a middle-class Irish Catholic family living in Newark, New Jersey, in 1938 find fame and fortune (or even a job) as a radio star? Tune in to this unforgettable historical novel to find out. Poignant, often hilarious, it's the story of a family in crisis. Just as artful deception, smoke and mirrors characterize radio reality, so lies, secrets, and profound misunderstandings mark fourteen-year-old Cece Maloney's life: her secret job at a radio station, a cheating father, an aunt who may be romantically involved with the parish priest, a boy-crazed best friend, and a ham radio operator and would-be soldier both lying to their parents. The worlds collide on the night of Orson Welles's famous "The War of the Worlds" broadcast. As thousands flee in panic from the alleged Martian invasion, Cece must expose the truth about the radio hoax and confront the truth about her own and her family's dishonesty.

Orangutanka

Orangutanka
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805098399

While the other orangutans settle down for a nap, one orangutan longs to dance the day away. Join her as she seeks the perfect dance partner in a story told through tanka poems, a form of ancient Japanese poetry. 40pp., Color Ill.

Zebrafish

Zebrafish
Author: FableVision
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-06-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442406097

Vita is a purple-haired singing queen, and she has big dreams for her rock group, Zebrafish. But when she holds auditions for the back-up band, tryouts are sorely lacking in the musical ability department. Luckily her new bandmates—Walt, Tanya, Jay, and Plinko—have other talents. But lately Tanya has been missing a lot of rehearsals. When Vita discovers why, she realizes that the group can be about much more than one person, one band, or even one school. A concert won’t cure Tanya’s cancer or make her treatments any less painful, but, in their own way, Zebrafish can make a difference—and the tale of their unlikely success is sure to strike a chord with young readers looking to make their world a better place.

One Springy, Singy Day

One Springy, Singy Day
Author: Renée Kurilla
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1683359380

One Springy, Singy Day is a vibrant, joyful story that follows a diverse cast of young children as they play throughout their day. Inspired by author-illustrator ReneÌ?e’s own “busy bee” two-year-old, this love note from parent to child illustrates the wondrous and boisterous adventure of raising a springy, singy, squeezy toddler.